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- Here and There with Dave Marash, February 3, 2015
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- June 28, 2010. heard in “Controversy over CIA Blackwater contract,” The World
- August 17, 2010, on C-Span III, speaks on private military contracting
- Examining the role of the military contractor
- Has the Privatization of National Security Gone Too Far? The Future of Military Contracting, November 14, 2008, 9:30-11:00am, New America Foundation
- David Isenberg on PressTV - US contractor with poor ratings hired again
- Outsourcing War and Peace – Video
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Category Archives: State Department
DynCorp workers accused of bilking State Department out of millions in Iraq
DynCorp workers accused of bilking State Department out of millions in Iraq The federal courthouse in Alexandria. (Gerald Martineau/The Washington Post) By Rachel Weiner June 13 Workers for government contractor DynCorp… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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US Embassy Kabul: 9 Afghan Guards Killed, 11 American Contractors Wounded
US Embassy Kabul: 9 Afghan Guards Killed, 11 American Contractors Wounded June 1, 2017 By domani spero in Americans Abroad, Contractors, Realities of the FS, Security, State Department, U.S. Missions Tags: Afghanistan,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Officials Fire Employees at Kabul U.S. Embassy for Drug Dealing
Officials Fire Employees at Kabul U.S. Embassy for Drug Dealing Posted by Mary Chastain Friday, March 31, 2017 at 3:00pm Afghanistan supplies the majority of the world’s heroin. American officials… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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State Dept. Officer Clears AAR Airlift In Counternarcotics Row
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Protecting Diplomats in Iraq: What Can the U.S. Department of State do to Improve it’s Management and Oversight of Security Contractors in Iraq
Protecting Diplomats in Iraq: What Can the U.S. Department of State do to Improve it’s Management and Oversight of Security Contractors in Iraq You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
Navarre Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing Money from the Government by Falsifying Travel Expense Claims
Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Northern District of Florida FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, March 31, 2017 Navarre Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing Money from the Government by Falsifying Travel Expense… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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State Department Oversight and Contractor-Employee Conduct
State Department Oversight and Contractor-Employee Conduct You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
Diplomatic Security for Hire: The Causes and Implications of Outsourcing Embassy Protection
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DynCorp Issues Redacted Complaint In $10B Contract Fight
DynCorp Issues Redacted Complaint In $10B Contract Fight By Chuck Stanley Law360, New York (January 23, 2017, 7:43 PM EST) — U.S. defense contractor DynCorp has filed a redacted version of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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State Department contract loss could pummel DynCorp’s 2017 revenue
State Department contract loss could pummel DynCorp’s 2017 revenue Nov 14, 2016, 2:33pm EST Updated Nov 15, 2016, 11:42am EST DynCorp International Inc. CEO Lewis Von Thaer said of the current… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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